Vibrant and Vital Attraction

Bells and whistles? She's got those.

Excitement, entertainment, and education have a home:. Welcome to Headwaters Junction – a railyard park, interpretive facility, tourist railroad and community destination year round.

Authentic Train Rides

Regional Destination

Downtown Attraction

Programs and Events

Steam, Meet Swagger

Meet Fort Wayne at its finest: fast, productive, connected; a place of swagger and industry, character and experience, all incarnate in a famous train. Discover the rocket-ship-on-wheels that reshaped Fort Wayne.

Riverfront Catalyst

Endorsed by Legacy Fort Wayne as “big, bold, and transformational” and a “catalyst for the riverfront” by SWA Group, Headwaters Junction has been supported citywide and covered in the press as a plan that “represents the potential of downtown.”

365 Days of Authenticity

A year-round destination for recreation, entertainment, and education, Headwaters Junction is an attraction inspired by the city’s identity and authentic to the core. With annual programming and events the riverfront will come alive with the magic of Fort Wayne’s famous trains.

Not Just Blowing Smoke

Preliminary studies estimate that Headwaters Junction would draw an additional 140000 visitors or more downtown each year. According to numbers from Visit Fort Wayne, that means an additional $60 million dollars added to the local economy.

The Journal Gazette originally featured this editorial in support of Headwaters Junction on November 26th, 2017. Toronto shows possibilities of railroad-themed riverfront park When supporters of Parkview Field championed their…

Big, bold, and transformational. Headwaters Junction should not be overlooked when developing a vision for our riverfront.

Legacy Fort Wayne

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It would make an incredible venue.

Wells Corridor Business Association

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An elegant and obvious addition to Headwaters Park.

Eric Kuhne

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Headwaters Junction speaks to the potential of downtown.

Downtown Improvement District

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The potential it has for the City of Fort Wayne is enormous.

TRAINS Magazine

This is the world-famous attraction will call downtown Fort Wayne home. Experience it below.

ABOUT

Headwaters Junction is a mixed-use tourist attraction conceived and developed by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Inc, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in concert with SWA Group, Lynchpin Creative, and the City of Fort Wayne with the cooperation of Norfolk Southern.